Why We Need Medication-Assisted Addiction Treatment
Adopting evidence-based treatment is essential to tackling the overdose crisis. Bias and stigma in this area can lead to unnecessary deaths.
Ozempic Maker to Study Its Effect on Alcohol Consumption
Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, plans to study the drug’s effect on alcohol consumption.
EU Uses Digital Services Act to Crack Down on Addictive Algorithms
The European Commission launched proceedings against Meta for exposing minors to addictive algorithms.
The Growing Concern of Gambling Addiction in the Era of Legal Sports Betting
With each state’s legalization of sports betting comes an inevitable surge in calls to gambling addiction hotlines.
California Lawmakers Move to Unlock Research on Psychedelics and Addiction Treatment
California lawmakers push to dismantle a bureaucratic bottleneck that has stymied progress in studying addiction treatment and psychedelics.
America’s Polysubstance Abuse Crisis
The rise of polysubstance abuse, particularly the combination of synthetic opioids and stimulants, is ushering in a dangerous new era in the country’s addiction crisis.